Category: buildings for living and residential estates

Adaptive Reuse for Living The challenges of the housing shortage and building dereliction can be successfully countered by the reactivation and conversion of existing real estate in urban and rural settings. An approach that is also worthwhile in economic, ecological […]

Turning old into new: The conversion and extension of residential spaces, usually because their functionality and esthetics are no longer in line with contemporary demands, offers an inexhaustible source of creative opportunities. Around 100 carefully selected building makeovers from around […]

Winter gardens are well-established elements of the architectural design of residential spaces. With their glazed structure, they absorb light and heat, offer protection from all climatic conditions, while suggesting an immediate connection to the surrounding landscape. Through more than 40 […]

An important material for many centuries and used in countless diverse ways before being almost despised for a long time in the modern era, wood has now become a source of fascination and inspiration in contemporary architecture. The sustainable […]

Rising rents, the desire for a simpler life, the aim for sustainability, or the wish to posses a relocatable home: These are just a few reasons why the market for tiny houses has become increasingly popular in recent years. […]

This is not about minimalism and understatement! Quite to the contrary, the velvet-covered volume is a celebration of opulence. Each page presents a balanced and harmonized cornucopia of high-quality interior design concepts. The selected contemporary interiors indulge in an exuberance of […]

The epitome for relaxation, inspiration, luxury, and enjoyment of nature, dwellings at the shore are the embodiment of the ancient dream of living by the sea. Surrounded by dunes, cliffs, or expansive beaches, the luxury of a view of a […]

Since 2008, for the first time in human history, more people reside in cities than in the countryside. As a result, suburban housing development is one of the most important construction tasks of our times. Architects and urban planners face […]

The vision of living on water has recently become a professional focus among architects and urban planners. Climatic change, the rise of the sea level, and the constantly increasing global population are issues that render treating water surfaces as settlement […]

Individual life scripts are most clearly reflected in a person’s home. The home’s envelope and the arrangements within it represent its inhabitants’ character and identity; sometimes each component on its own, sometimes as a complementary or contradictory combination, and […]

The esthetic aim of minimalism is to achieve a compelling functional and design outcome by focusing on what is essential and at the core of things. The longing for clarity has been a perpetually recurring topic of art and design […]

What is needed to create a how and how much it cost to do this with style? This book offers answers to this question in the form of some 70 projects from around the world. Extraordinary residential structures are […]

Citizens in retirement age are becoming an ever greater but also more active part of society. Architects and designers have discovered that this requires a new way of thinking and detected nursing homes and senior citizens’ residences as a […]

Like once the main towers of the cathedrals, skyscrapers are the dominant landmarks in the cityscape of today and thereby one of the most prestigious building assignments of creative architects. The design freedom of the contour and the plastic […]

The trend towards environmental awareness is decisively influencing the way we live our lives. As Passive Houses have been conceptualized and became part of our collective consciousness, architecture stands at the forefront of an emerging modern eco-friendly lifestyle. Aside […]

Combining sustainability with trendsetting design is one of the great challenges of contemporary architecture. In addition to an increased awareness of the interdependence of human beings, their built environment and the eco system, coupled with the desire of maintaining a […]

Creating layered living spaces in apartment houses is one of the most important and multifaceted tasks for contemporary architects worldwide. This concerns not only the provision of housing facilities for the urban and suburban population but equally important also the […]

The increasing popularity of inner city residences makes townhouses the ideal starting point for new approaches to urban living. This results in projects that revive the traditional concepts of the narrow and multi-storied residential buildings, of London and New York […]